SOSA™ Consortium to develop common standards for sensor subsystems at the electrical, mechanical and software interfaces

San Francisco, CA – October 19, 2017 – Today The Open Group announced the launch of The Open Group Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) Consortium. The SOSA™ Consortium aims to create a common framework for transitioning sensor systems to an open systems architecture, based on key interfaces and open standards established by industry-government consensus.

Originally an initiative under The Open Group FACE™ Consortium, the SOSA Consortium enables government and industry to collaboratively develop open standards and best practices to enable, enhance, and accelerate the deployment of affordable, capable, interoperable sensor systems.

The SOSA Consortium is set to provide a fair and neutral environment for cooperation between industry and government partners, resulting in a collaborative effort across the Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) community, Air Force and Department of Defense, and industry. The architecture will incorporate both hardware and software components to handle demanding processing and data requirements, ease system upgrades, reduce total cost of ownership, and promote competitive acquisition with minimal system reworks.

“The launch of the new SOSA Consortium is a vital step in developing a unified and coherent set of standards for the interoperability of sensor systems,” said Steve Nunn, President and CEO, The Open Group. “In a war fighting environment there is no ‘one size fits all’, so it’s key that the consortium is looking at both hardware and software components as well as the business case for standardization.”

John Bowling, Technical Expert in Avionics Architectures and Interoperability, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, stated, "The United States Air Force is serious about pursuing practical, measurable benefits of open interfaces for new and legacy systems. I see integrative, collaborative efforts like the SOSA approach greatly improving our long-term agility and cyber resiliency in weapon systems."

The Open Group is an international vendor--‐and technology--‐neutral consortium upon which organizations rely to lead the development of IT standards and certifications, and to provide them with access to key industry peers, suppliers and best practices. The Open Group provides guidance and an open environment in order to ensure interoperability and vendor neutrality. Further information on The Open Group can be found at www.opengroup.org.

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The Open Group Launches Consortium to Standardize Sensor Open System Architecture

SOSA™ Consortium to develop common standards for sensor subsystems at the electrical, mechanical and software interfaces

San Francisco, CA – October 19, 2017 – Today The Open Group announced the launch of The Open Group Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) Consortium. The SOSA™ Consortium aims to create a common framework for transitioning sensor systems to an open systems architecture, based on key interfaces and open standards established by industry-government consensus.

Originally an initiative under The Open Group FACE™ Consortium, the SOSA Consortium enables government and industry to collaboratively develop open standards and best practices to enable, enhance, and accelerate the deployment of affordable, capable, interoperable sensor systems.

The SOSA Consortium is set to provide a fair and neutral environment for cooperation between industry and government partners, resulting in a collaborative effort across the Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) community, Air Force and Department of Defense, and industry. The architecture will incorporate both hardware and software components to handle demanding processing and data requirements, ease system upgrades, reduce total cost of ownership, and promote competitive acquisition with minimal system reworks.

“The launch of the new SOSA Consortium is a vital step in developing a unified and coherent set of standards for the interoperability of sensor systems,” said Steve Nunn, President and CEO, The Open Group. “In a war fighting environment there is no ‘one size fits all’, so it’s key that the consortium is looking at both hardware and software components as well as the business case for standardization.”

John Bowling, Technical Expert in Avionics Architectures and Interoperability, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, stated, "The United States Air Force is serious about pursuing practical, measurable benefits of open interfaces for new and legacy systems. I see integrative, collaborative efforts like the SOSA approach greatly improving our long-term agility and cyber resiliency in weapon systems."

The Open Group is an international vendor--‐and technology--‐neutral consortium upon which organizations rely to lead the development of IT standards and certifications, and to provide them with access to key industry peers, suppliers and best practices. The Open Group provides guidance and an open environment in order to ensure interoperability and vendor neutrality. Further information on The Open Group can be found at www.opengroup.org.

In a fiscal and political environment where program managers are incentivized to look only at the cost, schedule and performance risk associated within their own programs, the Department of Defense is encouraging management to look across their platform portfolios for cost savings in order to “do more without more.” One proven strategy to accomplish this is to use open industry standards and open architecture systems. To accelerate this cross-platform cost savings, the members of the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE™) Consortium have developed a common open software architecture, based upon existing industry standards, to assist in eliminating the majority of redundant software development and its associated costs.

The FACE initiative provides a technical standard which lays the framework for maximizing software reuse by enabling a software product line (SPL) approach. Complementary business strategies for decreasing cost, increasing interoperability and bolstering competition have also been developed and published by the FACE Consortium. VADM David A. Dunaway, Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), states that “the FACE Technical Standard is an engine for innovation and affordability. It will accelerate delivery of integrated warfighting capabilities in a more competitive environment.”

An important part of ensuring the objectives of the FACE initiative are met is by enabling adoption across the services as well as industry. To promote the increase of both Government and Industry support, the FACE Consortium hosted an Executive Forum on August 6th, 2013 in Arlington, VA. This forum was structured as an information exchange for senior executives from both Government and Industry to receive an introduction to the FACE initiative, discuss the benefits of the FACE approach to both Government and Industry, learn about current and future FACE procurements, and review the structure and goals of the FACE Consortium. Over twenty-five executives attended the interactive event, which was highlighted by a keynote speech from VADM Dunaway.

As a former F/A-18 aviator, VADM Dunaway understands the direct impact that a common open architecture will have on the Warfighter. He drove home the point that the FACE Technical Standard provides the required guidelines to develop a common software infrastructure to allow for the replacement of obsolete software capabilities with improved capabilities. This will enable industry to focus on developing new and innovative capabilities for Warfighters who depend on those capabilities for enhanced mission effectiveness. The FACE initiative also provides the tools required for the government to provide these enhanced capabilities to the Fleet with greater speed. In addition to challenging industry to provide the best capabilities possible, VADM Dunaway also assured industry executives that the government is not interested in using the FACE initiative to expand government rights to industry’s intellectual property (IP) – there is an important balance between protecting industry’s IP and allowing the government to receive enough information to integrate and replace obsolete products. VADM Dunaway affirmed the importance of this balance and stated that he is committed to ensuring this balance is achieved.

In a fiscal and political environment where program managers are incentivized to look only at the cost, schedule and performance risk associated within their own programs, the Department of Defense is encouraging management to look across their platform portfolios for cost savings in order to “do more without more.” One proven strategy to accomplish this is to use open industry standards and open architecture systems. To accelerate this cross-platform cost savings, the members of the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE™) Consortium have developed a common open software architecture, based upon existing industry standards, to assist in eliminating the majority of redundant software development and its associated costs.

The FACE initiative provides a technical standard which lays the framework for maximizing software reuse by enabling a software product line (SPL) approach. Complementary business strategies for decreasing cost, increasing interoperability and bolstering competition have also been developed and published by the FACE Consortium. VADM David A. Dunaway, Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), states that “the FACE Technical Standard is an engine for innovation and affordability. It will accelerate delivery of integrated warfighting capabilities in a more competitive environment.”

An important part of ensuring the objectives of the FACE initiative are met is by enabling adoption across the services as well as industry. To promote the increase of both Government and Industry support, the FACE Consortium hosted an Executive Forum on August 6th, 2013 in Arlington, VA. This forum was structured as an information exchange for senior executives from both Government and Industry to receive an introduction to the FACE initiative, discuss the benefits of the FACE approach to both Government and Industry, learn about current and future FACE procurements, and review the structure and goals of the FACE Consortium. Over twenty-five executives attended the interactive event, which was highlighted by a keynote speech from VADM Dunaway.

As a former F/A-18 aviator, VADM Dunaway understands the direct impact that a common open architecture will have on the Warfighter. He drove home the point that the FACE Technical Standard provides the required guidelines to develop a common software infrastructure to allow for the replacement of obsolete software capabilities with improved capabilities. This will enable industry to focus on developing new and innovative capabilities for Warfighters who depend on those capabilities for enhanced mission effectiveness. The FACE initiative also provides the tools required for the government to provide these enhanced capabilities to the Fleet with greater speed. In addition to challenging industry to provide the best capabilities possible, VADM Dunaway also assured industry executives that the government is not interested in using the FACE initiative to expand government rights to industry’s intellectual property (IP) – there is an important balance between protecting industry’s IP and allowing the government to receive enough information to integrate and replace obsolete products. VADM Dunaway affirmed the importance of this balance and stated that he is committed to ensuring this balance is achieved.

The FACE Consortium plans to launch a FACE Conformance Program in the near future. After launch, this section of the website will provide everything you need to certify your software as FACE Conformant. It currently provides you with an overview of the program.

How do I certify?

FACE Conformance Process is a 4-step process with the Supplier in control:

Step 1 - Preparation is the act of a Supplier preparing for the process by obtaining the instructions, guides, policies and tools that will be made available on this website. A Supplier will also identify the FACE criteria for certification, select a Verification Authority (VA) from a list of authorized VAs, and create verification evidence.

Step 2 - Verification is the act of determining the conformance of an implementation to specification requirements. FACE Verification is handled through an entity known as a VA, a technical expert on the FACE Technical Standard.

Step 3 - Certification is the process of applying for a FACE Conformance Certificate once verification has been completed. FACE Certification is processed through the FACE Certification Authority (CA).

Step 4 - Registration is the process of listing FACE Certified UoCs in a public listing of FACE Certified UoCs known as the FACE Registry. The FACE Registry is accessed from the FACE Landing Page.

Roles

Software Supplier: The Software Supplier is anyone providing software to be certified. This may include the original software developer, an integrator, or another entity wishing to certify software developed from another party.

FACE Verification Authority: A FACE Verification Authority (VA) is one of several organizations approved by the FACE Consortium to evaluate software against the FACE Technical Standard. The VA is an expert on the FACE technical standards.

FACE Certification Authority: The FACE Certification Authority (CA) is the singular organization that can provide a FACE Conformance Certificate.

FACE Registry Administrator: The FACE Registry Administrator manages a listing of FACE Certified Units of Conformance (UoCs) known as the FACE Registry.

FACE Conformance OV-2 Diagram

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The FACE Consortium plans to launch a FACE Conformance Program in the near future. After launch, this section of the website will provide everything you need to certify your software as FACE Conformant. It currently provides you with an overview of the program.

How do I certify?

FACE Conformance Process is a 4-step process with the Supplier in control:

Step 1 - Preparation is the act of a Supplier preparing for the process by obtaining the instructions, guides, policies and tools that will be made available on this website. A Supplier will also identify the FACE criteria for certification, select a Verification Authority (VA) from a list of authorized VAs, and create verification evidence.

Step 2 - Verification is the act of determining the conformance of an implementation to specification requirements. FACE Verification is handled through an entity known as a VA, a technical expert on the FACE Technical Standard.

Step 3 - Certification is the process of applying for a FACE Conformance Certificate once verification has been completed. FACE Certification is processed through the FACE Certification Authority (CA).

Step 4 - Registration is the process of listing FACE Certified UoCs in a public listing of FACE Certified UoCs known as the FACE Registry. The FACE Registry is accessed from the FACE Landing Page.

Roles

Software Supplier: The Software Supplier is anyone providing software to be certified. This may include the original software developer, an integrator, or another entity wishing to certify software developed from another party.

FACE Verification Authority: A FACE Verification Authority (VA) is one of several organizations approved by the FACE Consortium to evaluate software against the FACE Technical Standard. The VA is an expert on the FACE technical standards.

FACE Certification Authority: The FACE Certification Authority (CA) is the singular organization that can provide a FACE Conformance Certificate.

FACE Registry Administrator: The FACE Registry Administrator manages a listing of FACE Certified Units of Conformance (UoCs) known as the FACE Registry.

The Open Group FACE™Consortium is a government and industry partnership to define an open avionics environment for all military airborne platform types. The FACE Consortium is a vendor-neutral forum that provides standardized approaches for using open standards with avionics systems. The FACE Consortium works to develop and consolidate the open standards, best practices, guidance documents and business models to achieve these objectives:

Standardized approaches for using open standards within avionics systems

Lower implementation costs of FACE systems

Standards that support a robust architecture and enable quality software development

The use of standard interfaces that will lead to reuse of capabilities

Portability of applications across multiple FACE systems and vendors

Procurement of FACE conformant products

More capabilities reaching the warfighter faster

Innovation and competition within the avionics industry

The FACE Technical Standard is the open avionics standard for making military computing operations more robust, interoperable, portable and secure. The standard enables developers to create and deploy a wide catalog of applications for use across the entire spectrum of military aviation systems through a common operating environment. The latest edition of the standard further promotes application interoperability and portability with enhanced requirements for exchanging data among FACE components and emphasis on defining common language requirements for the standard.

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The Open Group FACE™Consortium is a government and industry partnership to define an open avionics environment for all military airborne platform types. The FACE Consortium is a vendor-neutral forum that provides standardized approaches for using open standards with avionics systems. The FACE Consortium works to develop and consolidate the open standards, best practices, guidance documents and business models to achieve these objectives:

Standardized approaches for using open standards within avionics systems

Lower implementation costs of FACE systems

Standards that support a robust architecture and enable quality software development

The use of standard interfaces that will lead to reuse of capabilities

Portability of applications across multiple FACE systems and vendors

Procurement of FACE conformant products

More capabilities reaching the warfighter faster

Innovation and competition within the avionics industry

The FACE Technical Standard is the open avionics standard for making military computing operations more robust, interoperable, portable and secure. The standard enables developers to create and deploy a wide catalog of applications for use across the entire spectrum of military aviation systems through a common operating environment. The latest edition of the standard further promotes application interoperability and portability with enhanced requirements for exchanging data among FACE components and emphasis on defining common language requirements for the standard.

FACE™ Registration is highly encouraged and likely desirable to the Software Supplier. This listing of UoCs in the FACE Registry allows other Software Suppliers, integrators, developers and program managers to advertise and find reusable FACE Certified software for their systems.

FACE™ Registration is highly encouraged and likely desirable to the Software Supplier. This listing of UoCs in the FACE Registry allows other Software Suppliers, integrators, developers and program managers to advertise and find reusable FACE Certified software for their systems.

The Open Group Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE™) Consortium, an Open Group consortium, was formed in 2010 as a government and industry partnership to define an open avionics environment for all military airborne platform types. Today, it is an aviation-focused professional group made up of industry suppliers, customers, academia, and users. The FACE Consortium provides a vendor-neutral forum for industry and government to work together to develop and consolidate the open standards, best practices, guidance documents and business models necessary to result in:

Standardized approaches for using open standards within avionics systems

Lower implementation costs of FACE systems

Standards that support a robust architecture and enable quality software development

The use of standard interfaces that will lead to reuse of capabilities

Portability of applications across multiple FACE systems and vendors

Procurement of FACE conformant products

More capabilities reaching the warfighter faster

Innovation and competition within the avionics industry

The FACE Technical Standard is the open avionics standard for making military computing operations more robust, interoperable, portable and secure. The standard enables developers to create and deploy a wide catalog of applications for use across the entire spectrum of military aviation systems through a common operating environment. The latest edition of the standard further promotes application interoperability and portability with enhanced requirements for exchanging data among FACE components and emphasis on defining common language requirements for the standard.

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The Open Group Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE™) Consortium, an Open Group consortium, was formed in 2010 as a government and industry partnership to define an open avionics environment for all military airborne platform types. Today, it is an aviation-focused professional group made up of industry suppliers, customers, academia, and users. The FACE Consortium provides a vendor-neutral forum for industry and government to work together to develop and consolidate the open standards, best practices, guidance documents and business models necessary to result in:

Standardized approaches for using open standards within avionics systems

Lower implementation costs of FACE systems

Standards that support a robust architecture and enable quality software development

The use of standard interfaces that will lead to reuse of capabilities

Portability of applications across multiple FACE systems and vendors

Procurement of FACE conformant products

More capabilities reaching the warfighter faster

Innovation and competition within the avionics industry

The FACE Technical Standard is the open avionics standard for making military computing operations more robust, interoperable, portable and secure. The standard enables developers to create and deploy a wide catalog of applications for use across the entire spectrum of military aviation systems through a common operating environment. The latest edition of the standard further promotes application interoperability and portability with enhanced requirements for exchanging data among FACE components and emphasis on defining common language requirements for the standard.

PrismTech: Vortex OpenSplice
PrismTech has developed an Open Source Reference Implementation for the FACE Technical Standard, Edition 2.1 Transport Services Segment (TSS) for use with its recently released (June 7, 2017) OpenSplice V6.7.0 Community Edition as well as its Vortex OpenSplice, Commercial DDS Implementation. It is important to note that the Community Edition V6.7.0 comes with a Free Open Source TSS aligned with the FACE Technical Standard that uses DDS as the underlying transport layer and is fully compatible and interoperable with the Commercially Supported Vortex OpenSplice V6.8.0.
PrismTech's TSS reference implementation provides a mapping-layer between the FACE Transport Services API and the standard OMG-DDS API. The new TSS implementation supports both C++ and Java Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and enables portable components to share and exchange data using DDS. PrismTech's TSS is being made available under GNU lesser General Public License (LGPL) v3 and Apache V2.0 open source license terms.
For more information please contact Federal Accounts VP of Sales Stephen Mosca: steve.mosca@prismtech.com
Downloads are available at the PrismTech web site HERE

Real-Time Innovations, Inc. (RTI): TSS Reference Implementation
The RTI Transport Services Segment (TSS) Reference Implementation, aligned to FACE™ Technical Standard, Edition 2.1, makes it easy for FACE component developers and systems integrators to take advantage of the Data Distribution Service (DDS) standard. The RTI TSS implementation maps the FACE Transport Services (TS) Application Programming Interface (API) to the DDS API supported by RTI Connext DDS products. This includes RTI Connext DDS Cert, which has been used in systems certified to DO-178C and is available with a complete DO-178C Design Assurance Level (DAL) A certification data package. In addition, RTI’s tools accelerate development and integration by making it easy to debug connectivity issues, visualize a running system, and introspect live data.
For more details click HERE
Contact: info@rti.com

Skayl: Modeling Wizard
The Modeling Wizard is a tool that makes it easy to document all of your interfaces against a FACE domain specific data model. Using a wizard-like interface, the Modeling Wizard walks users through the process of documenting not only the units and frames of reference, but also the appropriate context.
For more details click HERE
Contacting: wizard@skayl.com

​Skayl: Three Guys & A Data Model Podcast
In the Three Guys & a Data Model podcast, we will work through many of the common questions we hear about data models. And, if you need to hear something again, it's no problem to listen again. And again. Getting started with data modeling is a lot like drinking from a fire hose. It's really difficult to digest in just one or two sessions. Subscribe today to learn more!
For more details click HERE

SimVentions: Dexter
Dexter, a FACE™ System Integration Tool, aids in the integration process for systems developed in alignment with the FACE Technical Standard. Through a graphical user interface, Dexter displays a visual representation of system data models allowing the integrator to create mappings between them, identifies incompatibilities between the models, provides the ability to create conversions for these incompatibilities, and generates code for the mappings/conversions in alignment with the FACE Technical Standard. For more information about Dexter visit HERE
Contact: dexter@simventions.com

TES-SAVi: FAME™, now release version 1.03
FAME™, a FACE™ Architecture Modeling Environment, is a complete end-to-end capability for composing FACE candidate data models. It handles the complexities of large collections of entities, and promotes rapid prototyping toward the end game of FACE verifiable data models.
For more details click HERE

TES-SAVi: ADS-B, a FACE™ Data Model example
ADS-B, a FACE™ Data Model working example developed to advance FACE product development efforts. A 3-tier FACE data model for the ADS-B out message to support IWS BALSA efforts, properly marked for distribution. This model passes FACE tool verification. Presented during the FACE Army TIM 2016, TES-SAVi.
For more details click HERE

Vanderbilt ISIS: Rational Rhapsody Tools for FACE™ Data Modeling
Vanderbilt’s Institute for Software Integrated Systems has developed customizations that allow the use of IBM’s Rational Rhapsody modeling tool for the authoring, editing, and viewing of FACE data model content.
For more details click HERE
Contact: face@isis.vanderbilt.edu

Vanderbilt ISIS: Modeling Tools for FACE™ Software Development
Vanderbilt’s Institute for Software Integrated Systems has leveraged its Model Integrated Computing technology to produce a toolsuite to aid in developing FACE™ conformant software solutions. The Modeling Tools for FACE Software Development (MTF) provide FACE data modeling capabilities and support for modeling UoPs and generating code used in completing the UoP.
For more details click HERE
Contact: face@isis.vanderbilt.edu

DISCLAIMER: The products listed here are intended to support the development of FACE™ software or support the integration of certified FACE conformant software into a system or subsystem. The support products themselves in this listing are not to be perceived as FACE Conformant, and have not been vetted or approved by The Open Group FACE Consortium. Listings are the sole responsibility of the posting company and are provided as a resource "as is" to anyone using the directory. The Open Group does not in any way, explicitly or implicitly, warrant or endorse any of the claims, products, services or organizations listed. The Open Group does not accept any liability for the accuracy of the postings, or for actions taken by users of the directory based on the information provided by the participating vendors/service providers. Please direct questions about the content of the listings to the vendor/service provider of that listing.
Not all the tools listed on the site are free to download. For information about how to list a product or tool that supports a FACE development or integration application, please contact ogface-admin@opengroup.org.

PrismTech: Vortex OpenSplice
PrismTech has developed an Open Source Reference Implementation for the FACE Technical Standard, Edition 2.1 Transport Services Segment (TSS) for use with its recently released (June 7, 2017) OpenSplice V6.7.0 Community Edition as well as its Vortex OpenSplice, Commercial DDS Implementation. It is important to note that the Community Edition V6.7.0 comes with a Free Open Source TSS aligned with the FACE Technical Standard that uses DDS as the underlying transport layer and is fully compatible and interoperable with the Commercially Supported Vortex OpenSplice V6.8.0.
PrismTech's TSS reference implementation provides a mapping-layer between the FACE Transport Services API and the standard OMG-DDS API. The new TSS implementation supports both C++ and Java Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and enables portable components to share and exchange data using DDS. PrismTech's TSS is being made available under GNU lesser General Public License (LGPL) v3 and Apache V2.0 open source license terms.
For more information please contact Federal Accounts VP of Sales Stephen Mosca: steve.mosca@prismtech.com
Downloads are available at the PrismTech web site HERE

Real-Time Innovations, Inc. (RTI): TSS Reference Implementation
The RTI Transport Services Segment (TSS) Reference Implementation, aligned to FACE™ Technical Standard, Edition 2.1, makes it easy for FACE component developers and systems integrators to take advantage of the Data Distribution Service (DDS) standard. The RTI TSS implementation maps the FACE Transport Services (TS) Application Programming Interface (API) to the DDS API supported by RTI Connext DDS products. This includes RTI Connext DDS Cert, which has been used in systems certified to DO-178C and is available with a complete DO-178C Design Assurance Level (DAL) A certification data package. In addition, RTI’s tools accelerate development and integration by making it easy to debug connectivity issues, visualize a running system, and introspect live data.
For more details click HERE
Contact: info@rti.com

Skayl: Modeling Wizard
The Modeling Wizard is a tool that makes it easy to document all of your interfaces against a FACE domain specific data model. Using a wizard-like interface, the Modeling Wizard walks users through the process of documenting not only the units and frames of reference, but also the appropriate context.
For more details click HERE
Contacting: wizard@skayl.com

​Skayl: Three Guys & A Data Model Podcast
In the Three Guys & a Data Model podcast, we will work through many of the common questions we hear about data models. And, if you need to hear something again, it's no problem to listen again. And again. Getting started with data modeling is a lot like drinking from a fire hose. It's really difficult to digest in just one or two sessions. Subscribe today to learn more!
For more details click HERE

SimVentions: Dexter
Dexter, a FACE™ System Integration Tool, aids in the integration process for systems developed in alignment with the FACE Technical Standard. Through a graphical user interface, Dexter displays a visual representation of system data models allowing the integrator to create mappings between them, identifies incompatibilities between the models, provides the ability to create conversions for these incompatibilities, and generates code for the mappings/conversions in alignment with the FACE Technical Standard. For more information about Dexter visit HERE
Contact: dexter@simventions.com

TES-SAVi: FAME™, now release version 1.03
FAME™, a FACE™ Architecture Modeling Environment, is a complete end-to-end capability for composing FACE candidate data models. It handles the complexities of large collections of entities, and promotes rapid prototyping toward the end game of FACE verifiable data models.
For more details click HERE

TES-SAVi: ADS-B, a FACE™ Data Model example
ADS-B, a FACE™ Data Model working example developed to advance FACE product development efforts. A 3-tier FACE data model for the ADS-B out message to support IWS BALSA efforts, properly marked for distribution. This model passes FACE tool verification. Presented during the FACE Army TIM 2016, TES-SAVi.
For more details click HERE

Vanderbilt ISIS: Rational Rhapsody Tools for FACE™ Data Modeling
Vanderbilt’s Institute for Software Integrated Systems has developed customizations that allow the use of IBM’s Rational Rhapsody modeling tool for the authoring, editing, and viewing of FACE data model content.
For more details click HERE
Contact: face@isis.vanderbilt.edu

Vanderbilt ISIS: Modeling Tools for FACE™ Software Development
Vanderbilt’s Institute for Software Integrated Systems has leveraged its Model Integrated Computing technology to produce a toolsuite to aid in developing FACE™ conformant software solutions. The Modeling Tools for FACE Software Development (MTF) provide FACE data modeling capabilities and support for modeling UoPs and generating code used in completing the UoP.
For more details click HERE
Contact: face@isis.vanderbilt.edu

DISCLAIMER: The products listed here are intended to support the development of FACE™ software or support the integration of certified FACE conformant software into a system or subsystem. The support products themselves in this listing are not to be perceived as FACE Conformant, and have not been vetted or approved by The Open Group FACE Consortium. Listings are the sole responsibility of the posting company and are provided as a resource "as is" to anyone using the directory. The Open Group does not in any way, explicitly or implicitly, warrant or endorse any of the claims, products, services or organizations listed. The Open Group does not accept any liability for the accuracy of the postings, or for actions taken by users of the directory based on the information provided by the participating vendors/service providers. Please direct questions about the content of the listings to the vendor/service provider of that listing.
Not all the tools listed on the site are free to download. For information about how to list a product or tool that supports a FACE development or integration application, please contact ogface-admin@opengroup.org.

As sensor systems increase in number, applications, cost and complexity, users need to address issues such as affordability, versatility and capabilities. Sensor systems should be rapidly reconfigurable and reusable by a greater number of stakeholders. The SOSA Consortium enables government and industry to collaboratively develop open standards and best practices to enable, enhance and accelerate the deployment of affordable, capable, interoperable sensor systems.

The SOSA Consortium is creating open system reference architectures applicable to military and commercial sensor systems and a business model that balances stakeholder interests. The architectures employ modular design and use widely supported, consensus-based, nonproprietary standards for key interfaces that are expected to:

• Reduce development cycle time and cost

• Reduce systems integration cost and risk

• Increase commonality and reuse

• Reduce sustainment and modernization cost

• Support capability evolution and mitigate obsolescence

• Enable technology transition

• Facilitate interoperability

• Isolate the effects of change

Objective

The SOSA Consortium creates a common framework for transitioning sensor systems to an open systems architecture, based on key interfaces and open standards established by industry-government consensus.

The SOSA approach establishes guidelines for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems. The objective is to allow flexibility in the selection and acquisition of sensors and subsystems that provide sensor data collection, processing, exploitation, communication, and related functions over the full life cycle of the C4ISR system.

The architecture will incorporate both hardware and software components to handle demanding processing and data requirements, ease system upgrades, reduce total cost of ownership, and promote competitive acquisition with minimal system reworks.

The SOSA Consortium's efforts are focused on the following development areas:

Designing a non-propriety open systems architecture based on DoD-relevant government or commercially available open standards for reconfigurable, evolvable, and affordable C4ISR capabilities

Establish and manage bi-directional relationships with other OA initiatives and programs

Ensure internal consistency among the SOSA business strategy and technical architectures through collaboration and coordination with stakeholders that are both internal (e.g. other Working Groups) and external (e.g., related OA activities)

Business Working Group (BWG)

Develops, implements and communicates business models that incorporate the SOSA vision and mission to government and industry leaders; promotes the SOSA approach in sensor system development, procurement and upgrades and establishes integration with other existing standards.

Software Working Group (SWG)

Hardware Working Group (HWG)

Specifies relevant existing standards and, as necessary, develop new standards to achieve modularity, interoperability, and scalability within a chassis that is applicable across multiple system elements.

Electrical/Mechanical Working Group (EMWG)

Specifies relevant existing standards to achieve modularity, interoperability, and scalability between and among sensor elements and the host platform.

As sensor systems increase in number, applications, cost and complexity, users need to address issues such as affordability, versatility and capabilities. Sensor systems should be rapidly reconfigurable and reusable by a greater number of stakeholders. The SOSA Consortium enables government and industry to collaboratively develop open standards and best practices to enable, enhance and accelerate the deployment of affordable, capable, interoperable sensor systems.

The SOSA Consortium is creating open system reference architectures applicable to military and commercial sensor systems and a business model that balances stakeholder interests. The architectures employ modular design and use widely supported, consensus-based, nonproprietary standards for key interfaces that are expected to:

• Reduce development cycle time and cost

• Reduce systems integration cost and risk

• Increase commonality and reuse

• Reduce sustainment and modernization cost

• Support capability evolution and mitigate obsolescence

• Enable technology transition

• Facilitate interoperability

• Isolate the effects of change

Objective

The SOSA Consortium creates a common framework for transitioning sensor systems to an open systems architecture, based on key interfaces and open standards established by industry-government consensus.

The SOSA approach establishes guidelines for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems. The objective is to allow flexibility in the selection and acquisition of sensors and subsystems that provide sensor data collection, processing, exploitation, communication, and related functions over the full life cycle of the C4ISR system.

The architecture will incorporate both hardware and software components to handle demanding processing and data requirements, ease system upgrades, reduce total cost of ownership, and promote competitive acquisition with minimal system reworks.

The SOSA Consortium's efforts are focused on the following development areas:

Designing a non-propriety open systems architecture based on DoD-relevant government or commercially available open standards for reconfigurable, evolvable, and affordable C4ISR capabilities

Establish and manage bi-directional relationships with other OA initiatives and programs

Ensure internal consistency among the SOSA business strategy and technical architectures through collaboration and coordination with stakeholders that are both internal (e.g. other Working Groups) and external (e.g., related OA activities)

Business Working Group (BWG)

Develops, implements and communicates business models that incorporate the SOSA vision and mission to government and industry leaders; promotes the SOSA approach in sensor system development, procurement and upgrades and establishes integration with other existing standards.

Software Working Group (SWG)

Hardware Working Group (HWG)

Specifies relevant existing standards and, as necessary, develop new standards to achieve modularity, interoperability, and scalability within a chassis that is applicable across multiple system elements.

Electrical/Mechanical Working Group (EMWG)

Specifies relevant existing standards to achieve modularity, interoperability, and scalability between and among sensor elements and the host platform.

The SOSA Consortium provides a vendor-neutral forum for industry and government to work together to develop capabilities and support for modular, open sensor systems.

The SOSA approach will provide an agile and platform-agnostic open systems architecture for multi-intelligence C4ISR systems. The architecture will incorporate both hardware and software components to handle demanding processing and data requirements, ease system upgrades, reduce total cost of ownership, and promote competitive acquisition with minimal system reworks.

Contact The Open Group if your organization is interested in joining. One of our membership representatives will get in touch to provide you with the rules of engagement and membership information.

The SOSA Consortium provides a vendor-neutral forum for industry and government to work together to develop capabilities and support for modular, open sensor systems.

The SOSA approach will provide an agile and platform-agnostic open systems architecture for multi-intelligence C4ISR systems. The architecture will incorporate both hardware and software components to handle demanding processing and data requirements, ease system upgrades, reduce total cost of ownership, and promote competitive acquisition with minimal system reworks.

Contact The Open Group if your organization is interested in joining. One of our membership representatives will get in touch to provide you with the rules of engagement and membership information.